Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-05-05
The Fresl,et.

worth has been on 1.-The anxious seat" With
the rain of Friday and Saturday the river rose
SO rapidly and % high that the greatest anxiety
was manifested for the safety of booms, dams.
mills. &C., &C., and workmen in large numbers
have labored night and day. with ropes, haw-
sers, chains, and in every way possible TO Sc
cure the booms and save property. The river
is the highest it has been known for years. and
many people quite well advanced in age, de-
clare with much positiyeness that 1t is the high
est they ever saw it. Many of the buildings by
the side of the river have been flooded, seriously
interfering With or entirely causing II suspenion
of business. OF these we may name the base
ment of the laundry building, Colt 4 Moore's
fish market, the grist mill of Samuel Royal.
Jr., the iron foundry. Currier 4 joys manu-
featuring establishment and several others. In
fact the iron foundry looks as il II had been
built in the middle of the river In the Falls
district Sunday afternoon.w we saw boat loaded
with wood, lying ahost alongside of a mans
barn, with plenty of water under the bottom.
On the mill road below Mason & Cushman's
mill, the house of Mr.. Bartholomew Hayes be-
came almost flooded and was regarded as be-
ing in a position so precarous that the family
very properly moved out with their household
effects and sought new quarters.
Some of the booms and wing dams gave out
and quite large number of stray logs, for
considerable length of time, ran out into tide
waters. where men and boats in large numbers
were constantly employed in picking up and
securing them.
With the exception OF the main bridge near
the post Office every river bridge in the city is
impossible and Al. have been heavily ballasted TO
keep them from going adrift. Men were at
work all day Sunday hauling rocks and other
material TO ballast and secure bridges and
other property. In spite of the best efforts OF
our citizens who worked like beavers" one
end of the Bangor bridge at the head of the
Falls swung down stream several feet, and
Sunday morning Brmmer's bridge was swept
of its foundation but was kept from going
down stream. On Sunday while we were at
the Bangor bridge gentleman was on the
western side, with team and wanted to 90 10
Oak Point. We were informed by gentlemen
belonging TO the Falls village that such is the
condition OF the bridges, it was absolutely i'm
possible for that traveller or any other to get
into Ellsworth with a team from the direction
OF Bangor. The best he could do would be 10
leave his team on the west side OF the river
cross the railroad bridge on foot and procure
another team on this side.
During Saturday and Sunday several hun
dred people, many of them in carriages, visited
the banks OF the river at different points, 10
view the floods. Several OF the roads leading
al tbp lg If no tply
flooded and impossible.
Aside from the threatened destruction TO
property and business it l. a grand sight TO
watch the angry and turbulent river rs it hur-
rie> along. Below Mason & Cushmau's dam
the sight Is one Of marked interest, As soon
the great volume Of water has passed this
lam. it may be said with Robert >outhcy;
The Cataract strong then plunges along.
striking and raging. rs II war waginc
lfs caycrn- and rocks among:
Rising and lcapiug. sinking and creeping
swelling aud sweeping.
showering and springing, flying and flingiug
writing and ringing,
Eddy and whi-king, spouting aud friskin-,
turning and twisting,
Around aud around with endless rebound
ON the railroad At Bog-y Brook there was a
serious wa>hou, which stopped all trains and
mails from Friday morning 70 Monday morn
in.
At this writing. Monday afternoon. while
none of VI can tell " hat the result will be, we
are all hoping for the best. Since Sunday fore
noon the water ha. risen bu, little, IL any. and
/, i hoped that the worst has been reached.
Al best. however, the freshct will do = great
damage TO our city and to mill owners. The i'll
jury 20 roads AMI bridges is very large and At
the mills. road- have been damaged and no in
considerable amount Of property DESTROYED.
1t will put business back for many DAYS and
lerhap- 4 month.